What is 8/6 minus 6/10?

Looking for the result of 8/6 - 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to subtract these two fractions.

How to subtract 8/6 by 6/10?

8 6 − 6 10 = (8 × 10) − (6 × 6) 6 × 10 = 44 60 = 11 15
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 10 = 80
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 6 = 36
  3. Subtract both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 − 36 = 44
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 10 = 60
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 44/60
  6. Simplify the fraction (44/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
    • 44/4 = 11
    • 60/4 = 15
  7. This gives: 11/15.

The result of subtracting 8/6 and 6/10 is : 11/15 (or 0.73333333333333 in its decimal form)